Example sentences of "[coord] she begin [to-vb] the " in BNC.

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1 Her dress fastened up the front and she began to undo the buttons .
2 The emperor gave Venice exceptional mercantile privileges , and she began to form the trading posts and colonies — quite in the manner of ancient Athens — which may still be discerned , with Genoese and Turkish towns adjacent , along the Bosphorus .
3 ‘ You want to tuck them in well , ’ said Miss Maynard , as Harry immediately stopped crying and she began to demonstrate the correct way of settling him into his cot .
4 Her spirits drooped , and she began to dread the coming meeting with Lady Merchiston .
5 ‘ Look , Jamie , see this ! ’ she said , and she began to wind the wool so fast that it tangled up in a big knot and the ball bounced right out of her hand and rolled underneath Grandma 's chair .
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